Negligée collar.



E. SPENGARN.

NEGLIGEE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, |916.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

SPINGARN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

.imeLIeE COLLAR.

To ZF :n10/it 'it muy Concern:

Be ii, known that I, EDWARD SPINGARN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State 'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neglige Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to neglige or soft collars and has for its principal object to provide simple and inexpensive means whereby the collar may be stiffened at those portions where it wrinkles in the ordinary course of wear.

Hitheito this wrinkling of the collar has been a serious objection and has tended to prevent a more general use of this type of collarthat its many good qualities deserve.

,'My invention eliminates this objectionable feature Without detracting in any way from the comfort of the wearer. The collar is stifiened only at such points where my experiments have shown would eliminate the wrinkling, leaving the rest of the collar soft .and flexible so as not to interfere with the comfort of the wearer.

A further object of my invention 1s to provide a stiffening means which is readily removed when the collar isto be laundried and does not add 'but slightly to the expense in the making up of thecollar.

A further object is to provide a form of stiffening member which may be easily inserted and when placed in position is securely held.

The various further objects and advantages will more fully appear from the detailed -description and the features of novelty will be particularly pointed out in the claims. 1

In the drawing illustrating the preferred embodiments of the invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a neglige collar with the improved stiffening means applied thereto.

Fig. 2'is a fragmental qdetail view illustratingl the manner 1n which the stiiening member is inserted.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental detail view similarl to Fig. 2 illustrating the stiHening member in position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, the section being taken along line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental detail view illustrating a modified form of stiifening member.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1S, 1919.

application filed November 23, 1916. Serial No. 132,962.

Fig. 6 is a similar View illustrating a furadjacent the front, a portion of the collar seam is interrupted to provide two openings or slits 15, opening into pockets, thus formed between the plies 12 and 13. A stiffening member 16 may be inserted through the openings 15 so as to properly reinforce the collar at those portions where it usually Wrinkles. This stiffening member is preferably made of some material such as celluloid, stiff rubberized fabric or the like which is sufficiently flexible and resilient.

In one form of the invention, the sti'ening member 16 is formed with a body portion 17 and a long base portion 18. The height of the stiffening member is approximately equal to the length of the slit 15 so that this member maybe inserted through the slit as illustrated in Fig. 2. and when itis placed in position, the long base 18 retains the member in place above the opening.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5, the stiffening member 16 has the wings 18a extending from the bottom thereof, and is formed at the base with the curve 19 so as to facilitate the insertion of the stiifening member. In this form the wings 18a may be made to extend longer, providing amore slender, flexible construction than in the other form of stiffening.

In the further modified form illustrated in Fig. 6, the stitfening member 16h has a trapezoidal formation, the wide base portion' 18b serving to retain the member within the pocket.

It will be understood that by reason of the.

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moved and when so inserted-is securely held in position. By the use ofA my improved stiening means, the usual stiffening interlining may be eliminated Which results in a saving in the eos; of manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, l Claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A negligo' Collar comprising' a band portion having openings therein forming pockets adjacent the front of the collar, and removable stiiening members of a height approximately equal to the height of the band located within the pockets, the width of the opening being approximately equal to the height of the stiening member and the base of the' stiening :member being Wider than the Width of the opening, Whereby the stifl'ening member may be inserted edgewise into the pocket and held securely in place With` the base disposed over the opening. l

2. A 'neglige collar comprising a bano.

ortion having pockets formed therein adjacent the front or the Collar, and removigea-,sae

able stiening members adapted to be in' serted into the pockets, each stiening member comprising a narrow body portion hav ing extensions at the base Athereof to form a Wide base, the stiiening member being adapted to be inserted lengthwise into the pocket and turned so as to dispose the Wide basex over the opening of the pocket.

3. A neglige collar comprising a band portion, the lower seam thereof being interrupted adj aoent the extremities of the band towardthe front of the collar, and removable stiening members disposed between the plies of the band and insertible through the openings, said'stiiening members having base portions Which are Wider than said openings whereby each member is retained in place over the opening.

Signed at New York City, in the county of New York and State of New York, this Sth day of November, A. D. 1916.

EDWARD SPNGRN.

Witnesses:

lvl. SMILUBR, Morzine Massin. 

